Series
Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, Anne
Catalogue reference: SP 34
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SP 34
Mainly incoming letters of the Secretaries of State in their domestic capacity, and other papers collected by them in the reign of Queen Anne and left in the State Paper Office. The series includes some copies of out-letters, many petitions,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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SP 34
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, Anne
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Date (When the record was created)
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1702-1714
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mainly incoming letters of the Secretaries of State in their domestic capacity, and other papers collected by them in the reign of Queen Anne and left in the State Paper Office. The series includes some copies of out-letters, many petitions, regular intelligence reports owing to the war with France, and much material relating to crime - law and order is a major theme of the series. Also in the series are addresses of thanks, returns of papist and non-jurors, and law officers' opinions.
Petitions (often for the Queen's clemency) sometimes have evidence endorsed about the action taken, or have accompanying documentation. Criminal matters are also represented by Newgate gaol deliveries, examinations, depositions, and reports of arrest and trials. The series also reflects the problems of prisoners of war, seditious talk, Jacobite treason and secret armament.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The main series of letters and papers are in chronological order.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Some documents listed as 'missing' may have been transferred to other series.
Also originally included, and documents of naval interest are now in
The series originally included Board of Ordnance papers, which are now in
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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38 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in digital format
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Following the Act of Union with Scotland, a third Secretary of State with special responsibility for Scotland was appointed in 1709.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- A few pieces are calendared in Calendar of State Papers Domestic, Anne, ed R P Mahaffy, 2 vols (London, 1916-1924).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13576/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: SP
Records assembled by the State Paper Office, including papers of the Secretaries...
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Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, Anne